User story: Shelbourne feeder keeps costs down

As one of the most important pieces of kit on any dairy unit and increasingly prevalent within other livestock enterprises, the diet feeder is imperative to profitability. Alex Heath, Geoff Ashcroft and Jane Carley speak to three users of different brands about their single auger tub mixers.

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User story: Shelbourne feeder keeps costs down

As one of the most important pieces of kit on any dairy unit and increasingly prevalent within other livestock enterprises, the diet feeder is imperative to profitability. Alex Heath, Geoff Ashcroft and...

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